💬56% of parents would recommend this school — overall parent satisfaction is above national averages across most measures.
Comparing against National averages (17,982 schools)
❤️ Key Parent View Metrics
Based on 109 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊109 responses
66%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▼ -25.0%
🛡️109 responses
74%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▼ -17.7%
⚠️109 responses
44%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -26.7%
👍109 responses
56%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%≈ In line
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
66% positive· 34% negative
Strongly agree 18% Agree 48% Disagree 17% Strongly disagree 17%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -25.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
74% positive· 26% negative
Strongly agree 25% Agree 49% Disagree 15% Strongly disagree 9% Don't know 3%
National avg: 91.7%▼ -17.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
55% positive· 45% negative
Strongly agree 14% Agree 41% Disagree 30% Strongly disagree 12% Don't know 3%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -30.7%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
44% answered
Strongly agree 8% Agree 27% Disagree 23% Strongly disagree 29% Don't know 13%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -26.7%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
39% positive· 62% negative
Strongly agree 12% Agree 27% Disagree 39% Strongly disagree 22% Don't know 1%
National avg: 85.5%▼ -47.0%Q6My child does well at this school
80% answered
Strongly agree 13% Agree 24% Disagree 26% Strongly disagree 32% Don't know 5%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -22.0%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
29% positive· 72% negative
Strongly agree 7% Agree 21% Disagree 21% Strongly disagree 43% Don't know 7%
National avg: 39.1%▼ -10.6%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
63% positive· 37% negative
Strongly agree 24% Agree 39% Disagree 22% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 5%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -20.1%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
59% positive· 41% negative
Strongly agree 17% Agree 42% Disagree 21% Strongly disagree 16% Don't know 5%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -30.2%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
55% positive· 45% negative
Strongly agree 16% Agree 39% Disagree 28% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 3%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -31.1%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
72% positive· 28% negative
Strongly agree 18% Agree 54% Disagree 20% Strongly disagree 6% Don't know 1%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -18.1%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
88% positive· 12% negative
Strongly agree 28% Agree 61% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%≈ In lineQ13The school is well led and managed
58% positive· 42% negative
Strongly agree 17% Agree 41% Disagree 19% Strongly disagree 18% Don't know 5%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -23.1%Q14I would recommend this school
56% positive· 44% negative
National avg: 55.6%≈ In line 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+0.4% vs National
The school responds well to any concerns I raise+-0.8% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively+-1.7% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school has high expectations for my child-47.0% vs National
The school supports my child's wider personal development-31.1% vs National
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved-30.7% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 109 parent responses (2023-2024). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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